Second Skin

One man wonders if, in his 40s, he can still rock leather pants like the sex gods of yesteryear

By

Steve Garbarino

January 14, 2012

When I moved to downtown Manhattan in 1990 I was in my late 20s and had long passed the cutoff point for rebellious affectations like tattoos and leather pants. Or so I reasoned at the time.

It turned out, however, that Iggy Pop lived in my building, and one day I spotted him in the elevator wearing what looked like python-skin pants. Digging the feline sleek-but-tough aura of his leather hides, I asked the punk icon if he thought a...